Decatur Edges Anderson In North Alabama Tournament Clash
Decatur beat Anderson 11 to 6 in Florence as 25 hits were recorded by both teams. Jimmy Johns delivered the clutch two-out hit in the second to put Decatur ahead. Big Mac McMurtrie slugged three doubles in three trips, Chicks Sparkman went 3 for 4, with others adding two hits each for Decatur. Anderson pitcher Hudson was relieved by Coy Halbrooks in the fourth.
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North Alabama
Florence
Legion Boys
Andersonians
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Johns
McNelly
Mac’ McMurtrie
Chick Sparkman
Jones
R. Caudill
Freeman
Hudson
Coy Halbrooks
Coy
Musial Leads In All Star Votes
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals leads the National League starting outfielders race in balloting for the Brooklyn July 12 classic. He has 529,484 votes to 516,192 for Ralph Kiner of Pittsburgh, with Willard Marshall of the New York Giants close behind in second place.
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Chicago
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Brooklyn
Musial
Kiner
Willard Marshall
New York Giants
Walcott Loses Championship Bout to Ezzard Charles
Chicago June 23 Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott by unanimous decision to win the NBA world heavyweight title at Comiskey Park in a bout watched by 25,392 fans. Charles, 27, outweighed Walcott by 13 1 4 pounds and clinched the title after 13 years of chasing the crown.
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Ezzard Charles
Charles Dunkley
Chicago
Cincinnati
Bvst
Charles
National Boxing Association
Louis
International Boxing Club
New York Athletic Commission
Massachusetts
NBA
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
Louise
Jimmy Braddock
Jersey Joe
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Crown
Ruthven Wins Seeded Hope in Cotton States Tennis
Top seed Les Ruthven of Boca Raton faces doubles partner Al Harum of Coral Gables in the singles semi finals of the Cotton States Tennis Tournament Boys Division in Sylacauga Alabama. Floridians Frazer Moss Mullis and Morris advance toward semis as rain delays continue.
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Ala
Les Ruthven
Boca Raton
Fla
al Harum
Coral Gables
Harum
Jerry Moss
Miami Beach
Frazer
Harvey Jackson
Washington
Junor
Sonny Mullis
Atlanta
Ken Rockwell
Asheville
N. C
Mullis
Allen Morris
Ruthven
Florida
S E Linescores and Results From Regional Baseball Parks
S E linescores show Jackson beating Selma in 12 innings 4 8 2 and Meridian defeating Anniston 7 5 in 12. Vicksburg edged Montgomery 8 2 in eight innings, with final 8 to 2. Pensacola defeated Gadsden 6 to 2, in a 13 0 final line.
Mize may claim NL All Star first base spot
By Hugh S Fullerton Jr New York June 23 Johnny Mize bench rider for the Giants could start at first base for the National League in the All Star game next month He rose in balloting after Eddie Waitkus was shot and remains a contender along with Jackie Robinson and George Kell in the outfield group while veterans hold the core of the list and no strong newcomers have appeared
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Johnny Mize
New York Giants
Johnny
Joe Lafata
Eddie Waitkus
Mike
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Detroit
George Kell
Lefty Covington Levels With Tampa Smokers Over All Stars
Lefty Covington, star for the Tampa Smokers, complains he must work for gold, not honor, noting his bread costs 195 cents a loaf. Owner Tom Spicola tells him to quit pitching or shut up about it. John McMullan notes the reversal of past demands to shut up and pitch.
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Bob Feller
Lefty Covington
Tampa
Florida International League
Lefty
Tom Spicola
John McMullan
Miami Daily News
Charles Beats Walcott In 15 Rounds For NBA Title
Yesterday in Camden New Jersey Ezzard Charles outpointed Joe Walcott over 15 rounds to win the NBA heavyweight title. The bout took place in a sold out arena with Charles asserting control late to secure the victory.
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Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Camden
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Wimbledon mixed doubles pair withdraws
London Bobby Falkenberg and Gertrude Moran withdraw from mixed doubles to conserve strength for Falkenberg's Wimbledon singles defense. In NCAA action Gene Garrett of UCLA upsets top seed Vic Sexas of North Carolina 6-3 6-3. Jimmy Evert defeats Wayne Sabin in the National Professional tournament 6-3 6-3 6-3.
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Bob Falkenberg
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gertrude Moran
Falkenberg
Austin
Tex
Gene Garrett
UCLA
Vic Sexas
North Carolina
Forest Hills
N. Y
Wayne Sabin
Dixonville Noteh
N.H
Jimmy Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Open golf leads with record 66 at Canadian Open
Toronto-Dutch Harrison of Little Rock fired a record breaking 66 to lead the field in the opening round of the Canadian Open. Oklahoma City Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Denver beat Grace Lenczyk 2 and 1 in the Western Women's Open second round.
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Dutch Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Oklahoma City
Babe Didrikson
Zaharias
Denver
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Sloop from Greenwich wins Newport to Annapolis race
Annapolis reports that the 32-foot sloop skippered by David Z Bailey, racing 466 miles from Newport RI to Annapolis, won on corrected time. In the Intercollegiate Sailing title, Ann Arbor Yale beat Brown 121 points to 106 with Harvard 103 and California 86. Kings Point 80. Ohio Wesleyan 80. Northwestern 69. Michigan 62.
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Greenwich
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David Z. Bailey
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Mich
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Brown
Harvard
California
Kings Point
Ohio Wesleyan
Northwestern
Michigan
Moseley Named Head Coach at Lanier High
William G. Moseley a former Kentucky and Sidney Lanier football star is named head coach and athletic director at Lanier succeeding Jimmy Angelich who resigned. Moseley starred on the 1938 39 and 40 Peet teams and was captain of the 1947 Kentucky squad and served as an assistant freshman coach for the Wildcats last season.
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Kentucky
Sidney Lanier
William G
Bill” Moseley
Lanier
Moseley
Jimmy Angelich
Wildcats
Woodlawn Loses In Tennessee
Johnson City Tenn June 23 Southeastern High School Baseball Tournament moves into the semifinal round today with likely winner unclear Four teams earned semifinal berths yesterday including Marist Atlanta beating Clemons North High Nashville and Science Hill Johnson City and Andrew Jackson Jacksonville Fla in tough quarterfinals Woodlawn High Birmingham fell 9 5 while North High edged Corinth Miss 6 5 in extra innings Washington and Lee Arlington Va staged a late rally but lost 9 8 to Science Hill in another close game
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North High
Nashville
Tennessee
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Science Hill
Johnson City
Andrew Jackson
Jacksonville
Fla
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Clemons
N.C
Allantans
Washington and Lee
Arlington
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Birmingham
Corinth High
Corinth
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Baseball scores from regional minor leagues
Summary of multiple league baseball results with many games listed across the Minor League Southern Association Eastern League South Pacific League Southeastern League Georgia Florida League Georgia Alabama League and Georgia State League including Atlanta over Little Rock Birmingham over Memphis Mobile over Chattanooga Albany over Scranton Wilkes Barre over Hartford Charlest
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Wilkes-Barre
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Utica
Williamsport
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Macan
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Meridian
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Selma
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Waycross
Tallahasee
Thomasville
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Moultrie
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Alexander City
Opelika
Carrollton
Griffin
Newnan
Lagrange
Fasitman
Vidalia
Baxley
Fitzgerald
Douglas
Sparta
Tifton
Dublin
American League batting and pitching leaders
The Associated Press reports Kell of Detroit led AL batting at .353 while Jost of Philadelphia had 63 runs and Williams of Boston led RBIs with 69. Williams and Stephens tied for 17 homers. Jost 16. Sewell of Pittsburgh was 4 0 with a 1.009 ERA, Branca of Brooklyn 8 1 .889.
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Detroit
DiMaggio
Boston
Jost
Philadelphia
Williams
Stephens
Majeski
Keil
Zermal
Chicago
Mitchell
Cleveland
Yale
Dillinger
St. Louis
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Branca
Brooklyn
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders
Robinson of Brooklyn led batting with .368 and 89 hits while Hodges and Thomson paced others. Reese of Brooklyn scored 49 runs and Gordon 48. Ennis led doubles with 19, Ennis and Ashburn 6 triples, Kiner and Musial tied for home runs with 13. Robinson stole 15 bases, Reese 11. Raschi led pitching at 11-1 with a 1.917 ERA and Reynolds 7-1 1.75.
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Brooklyn
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Reese
Gordon
New York
Hodges
Thomson
Ennis
Philadelphia
Jones
Ashburn
Kiner
Pittsburgh Musial
Unclear baseball scores from St Louis to Philadelphia
The report lists scattered baseball results with St Louis 5 New York 1 10 Detroit 13 Boston 4 Chicago 4 Washington 1 N Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 3 14 innings night indicating a mixed summary of the day’s games.
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St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Baseball scores night slate features tight 11 inning game
Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 4 to 3 after 11 innings while Chicago beat Boston 9 to 8. Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 12 to 3 and St Louis defeated New York 11 to 8 in another busy slate.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
St. Louis tops Giants 11 8 as Jones drives win
St Louis, within a half game of Brooklyn, rode Vernal Jones three hits to erase an 8-1 deficit and beat the Giants 11-8. The Cards, in support from Hank Sauer and Herman Reich on offense, rallied in the middle innings to secure the victory.
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Barons Stop Chicks 6-3 in Southern Association action
Mobile's Bears produced 12 runs on 17 hits to rout the Lookouts 12 to 2 in Mobile. Chattanooga starter Bobo Newsom was pulled in the second inning as the Bears exploded for two runs in the first, eight in the second and two more in the third. Chattanooga suffered their fourth straight loss with five fielding miscues. The Crackers of Atlanta beat the Little Rock Travelers 3 to 1, and the Birmingham Barons snapped a four-game skid with a 6-3 win over Memphis. Al Flair delivered a homer and a run scoring single for Atlanta’s win, his 10th homer of the season.
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Bears
Lookouts
Chattanooga
Bobo Newsom
Atlanta
Little Rock Travelers
Birmingham Barons
Memphis Chicks
Nashville Vols
New Orleans Pets
al Flair
Flair
Travs
Charlie Giddens
Chet Hajduk
Carl Lindquist
Tne
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Bitsy) Grant
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